SOC102H1 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Ann Oakley, Combined Oral Contraceptive Pill, Talcott Parsons
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Sexism the perceived superiority of men over women ( the most likely situation) Gender - the expressions of behaviour or appearance that would describe someone as being masculine or feminine. Sexual double standard - the expectation that women feel or behave differently from men in sexual matters. Sex - the biological characteristics that make a person male or female : a biological fact at birth. Double shift heavy daily workloads, both at the workplace and at home, that women are far more likely than men to experience. Talcott parsons gender division of labour is most effective and efficient way to carry out societies tasks of reproduction and socialization. Marxism capitalist benefit from the working middle class men and women. Look at the way that women are exploited by men. Is gender inequality negotiated, symbolized, and communicated into our society. Also want to understand the feminist double standard. Published a booked called the sociology of housework.
